Medical Princess

It was never easy to deceive Rui’an Great Elder Princess and Shao Wanru, but what about Shao Yuanhao? He had always been well protected. Compared to the others, he was the easiest part to break through.

“You’re right. We should go to the Rui’an Great Elder Princess’s Mansion and have a try, especially when Princess Chen is in poor health. I heard she was ill in bed and had no time to care about anything else.” Shao Jing nodded and said after pondering for a while.

Since Shao Yuanhao went to the Rui’an Great Elder Princess’s Mansion, he became estranged from his family in the Marquis Xing’s Mansion. Only at every festival and New Year would he come over with Rui’an Great Elder Princess’s trusted subordinates. Usually, he paid the visit perfunctorily as a mere formality. Shao Jing didn’t know much about his nephew. He only remembered Shao Yuanhao as an overbearing child brought up in his mansion.

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It had only been three years. Even if he had started his life anew, it was challenging to reform himself. After all, he had been a child arrogant to the core. It was always easy to fool a person with such a character, not to mention he was just a child.

“Then you go back to the mansion. I’ll go to the Rui’an Great Elder Princess’s Mansion later!” E’niang joyfully made the arrangement.

The sooner the matter was settled, the earlier she would become a Madam of the Marquis Xing’s Mansion. What was unimaginable in the past would become a reality soon. It was not that she didn’t dare to think about it. She was just afraid of exposing her wild ambition. Her long-cherished wish would come true in the near future. No matter how hard she tried to keep a low profile, she grew dizzy with her future success.

She was a mistress. Beyond this, she had become a pawn of Shao Jing long ago.

But she was willing to be his pawn. Otherwise, she would always and forever be a servant girl low in social status. Nowadays, she had the opportunity to obtain the high position she had been longed for over the years. Marquis Xing would even let Madam Jiang give way to her. For this reason, E’niang felt everything she had done for Shao Jing over the years was worth it.

For the final victory, she could endure hardships. Unlike Infanta Qinghua and Madam Jiang, she would be the one who had the last laugh. She saw those noble women suffer a disastrous decline one after another. In contrast, as a woman of humble origin, she would eventually have a meteoric rise. With this in mind, E’niang was full of fighting spirit.

“You shouldn’t be overhasty, lest you arouse the suspicion of Rui’an Great Elder Princess. You must be careful with everything in the Rui’an Great Elder Princess’s Mansion. Don’t give yourself away!” Shao Jing cast a cold glance at her. E’niang was brimming with confidence, but Shao Jing had many worries. His mansion was in a mess. He had planned to kill Madam Jiang and place the blame on Shao Wanru. However, his plan had been shelved because he didn’t see Shao Wanru.

His mind was in turmoil. When he saw happiness appear on E’niang’s face, he only felt depressed. For no reason, he struck upon another idea: other than Madam Jiang’s death, the death of E’niang could also solve the dilemma.

However, there was also a problem with this.

He reached out to rub his forehead, feeling dizzy. He didn’t look very good.

When meeting Shao Jing’s sinister gaze, E’niang finally realized she had lost all her bearings in a moment of pride and satisfaction. She panicked. After all, Shao Jing was ruthless and could sacrifice anything to achieve power. In a flash, she changed her expression and said softly, “Your Grace, are you not feeling well? Let me give you a massage.”

Standing behind Shao Jing, E’niang stretched out her hands and gently pressed against his temples. Shao Jing closed his eyes, indulging himself with E’niang’s soothing massage.

He was very familiar with E’niang’s massage manipulations. From time to time, she would rub somewhere that could make Shao Jing comfortable. Gradually, Shao Jing’s expression softened, and he moaned softly. His breathing became steady.

It was a long massage. When her hands were too sore to move, E’niang stopped and gently dropped her hands. Shao Jing had fallen asleep. Cautiously without any noise, she went to the inner room, took out a blanket, and carefully covered Shao Jing with it.

She moved softly, but Shao Jing still felt it. He suddenly opened his eyes, gazing at E’niang coldly with murder on his face.

“His Grace…” E’niang called out timidly, too scared to move.

At last, Shao Jing remembered where he was. He slowly looked up at the window and saw the sunlight come in through it. To his surprise, he had fallen asleep just now.

He hadn’t slept well in the past few days. When troublesome things emerged one after another, he was mentally and physically exhausted.

“I’m going back to my mansion. Deal with this matter carefully. Don’t mess it up!” Shao Jing rose to his feet, rubbing his head again. E’niang could make Shao Jing more comfortable with a better massage technique than other women. It was mainly because she had extraordinary wrist power. No ordinary woman could exert so much strength.

“Yes, Your Grace. I got it!” E’niang said submissively in a soft voice.

It delighted Shao Jing to see E’niang like this. He didn’t like Madam Jiang, who was swollen with arrogance. Long ago, she regarded herself as his sister-in-law, yet she kept the ambiguity with him. However, after marrying him, she often looked toward his Eldest Brother, her soft eyes exuding tenderness and love. Old Madam spared no effort to prevent him from doing anything terrible to Madam Jiang. Afterward, she gave birth to two outstanding children, a daughter and a son. Otherwise, Shao Jing wouldn’t have tolerated her for so many years.

Shao Wanru blinked and slowly opened her watery eyes. In front of her was a handsome and elegant face. Seeing her open her eyes, he asked with a smile, “You’re awake?”

He reached out, took her in his arms, and lifted her a little.

Only then did Shao Wanru see that Chu Liuchen was sitting by her couch. There was a table with some memorials to the throne nearby.

Whenever she needed him, Chu Liuchen was always there.

“I’m fine!” A smile touched her face as she sank into his arms. “Old Madam had a stroke because I infuriated her. I don’t know if she’s all right now!”

Back then, she was in no mood to pay attention to Old Madam.

“She’s fine now. An imperial physician happened to be in the mansion.” Chu Liuchen comforted her, reaching out to touch her head. He said indifferently, “Even if she is ill, it doesn’t matter. As her granddaughter, you pleaded with the Empress Dowager to release her. No one would believe she fell ill because you provoked her in the Marquis Xing’s Mansion. Even if people in the Marquis Xing’s Mansion strongly denounce you, others would only say you’re unkind!”

Chu Liuchen didn’t criticize her for losing her composure, nor did he care about the adverse consequences of her anger. He just stated a fact that could reassure her.

Shao Wanru’s long eyelashes fluttered twice. Her nose twitched, but she didn’t shed tears. She hurried back to the mansion only to see Chu Liuchen as quickly as possible. She was like a child who had been wronged outside and wept out her grief to her parents.

But at the sight of Chu Liuchen, she fainted without saying a word. At this time, when she thought back on the matter, she felt bored. Anything related to the Marquis Xing’s Mansion couldn’t be good. She had already guessed a wide range of possibilities, but now she felt sick because of Third Madam’s words.

“Is it because I become soft and lose some strength? Or perhaps I have someone to rely on now, so I hurriedly fled home, looking for comfort and safety.”

When Shao Wanru quietly snuggled up to him, Chu Liuchen reached out to hold her in his arms without asking her anything. He gently stroked her hair loose on her back and asked softly, “Do you need me to do anything?”

“Not now!” Shao Wanru shook her head calmly. Her long eyelashes, hanging down like the wings of a tired butterfly, cast two jagged shadows on her fair and delicate face. After a brief sleep, she calmed down. She had guessed various causes of the death of her parents, hadn’t she?

“When do you need my help?” Chu Liuchen didn’t question her closely and just asked softly.

Shao Wanru put her arms around Chu Liuchen’s firm waist and said, “My mother might have been murdered. Unlike what others had said, she didn’t die of depression. Third Madam said she would break away from the Marquis Xing’s Mansion and expose what had happened that year.”

In emotional turmoil, she uttered some incoherent remarks.

Chu Liuchen looked down at her pale face, and his heart ached. He tightened his grip on her and almost buried her in his arms. The corners of his mouth gently brushed past her ears. His eyes darkened as if a devastating storm were brewing in them. “We can simply wipe out the Marquis Xing’s Mansion!”

Ruining it would save them a lot of trouble. Chu Liuchen preferred protecting the woman in his arms in this way, but he also knew Shao Wanru didn’t want him to intervene in some things. Anyway, he would try his best to protect her.

Similar things happened to him. He didn’t want to talk about it even if he knew Shao Wanru might have known the darkest secret in his heart.

The Marquis Xing’s Mansion must be the last thing she wanted to mention in her heart!

In fact, they were two of a kind. They were more willing to solve this kind of thing by themselves. He just needed to back her up and assist her.

The first time they met, Chu Liuchen knew she was persistent and dauntless, though she had a delicate appearance.

He gently kissed her snow-white earlobe. Seeing her tender and white earlobe turn red, he smiled. The lady in his arms was the person he wanted most in his life. Also, she was the only woman he wanted to protect.

When Shao Wanru felt Chu Liuchen’s warm breath close to her ear, her face reddened to the ears. She had been in a gloomy mood, but as she listened to his breathing near her ears, she became less depressed, and her spirits lifted. Whatever happened, he would always be there to protect her. It made her feel sweet to heart.

A warm current surged in her heart, submerging the gloom.

“Just now, Shao Jing came to see you, threatening to go to the Palace and complain about the matter. I asked him to go quickly and even allowed him to enter the Palace directly through the side door of our mansion.”

Chu Liuchen drawled lazily in a soft voice.

Shao Wanru cracked a smile — Shao Jing must have felt angry and hateful. However, he couldn’t vent his anger on the spot. When quarreling with her, Old Madam got angry and had a stroke. Shao Jing intended to threaten Chu Liuchen with this. However, it was just his wishful thinking. Shao Wanru dared to enrage Old Madam because she firmly believed the imperial physician wouldn’t dare to say anything, and Chu Liuchen would stand by her side without saying a word.

She smiled gently, her eyes alight with excitement and her heart full of sweetness. “He must have become insane out of anger!”

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“I could tell he was pissed off but not crazy. He then went to find his mistress. This mistress seems much more important to him than Madam Jiang!” Chu Liuchen’s eyes glittered as he replied.

Shao Jing did think highly of this woman called E’niang, but she was more like a competent subordinate than a mistress to him. Her heart thumped, and her watery eyes flew open in surprise. Shao Wanru looked at Chu Liuchen in astonishment. “It couldn’t be what I’m thinking?”

“It should be what you think!” Chu Liuchen said. His eyes darkened when he lowered his head…